Bulldogs rally, beat Wonder Boys 27-23 WEATHERFORD, Okla. — Southwestern Oklahoma State University rallied from a 16-point deficit to defeat the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys 27-23 at Fast Lane Field on Saturday night. The Wonder Boys (1-1 overall, 1-1 Great American Conference) led 23-7 going to the fourth quarter. Southwestern Oklahoma State (1-1, 1-1) started its comeback with a 7-yard touchdown pass from Ryley Claborn to Teverick Boyd at the 9:34 mark of the fourth quarter. The poi...

Hogs rush for 7 TDs, trample Texas Tech 49-28LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Arkansas coach Bret Bielema seemed to take delight in watching Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury waiting to get his offense back on the field as the Razorbacks ground out long drives Saturday. Those long drives led to Arkansas beating Texas Tech 49-28. "You see that coach over there pacing around the sidelines, because he just wants the ball back," Bielema said. "And if you kind of say, 'Hey, hey, I got it, you can't have ...

Two Rivers, Lamar get winsPERRYVILLE — Jimmy Wilson got his first win as the Two River Gators head coach on Friday with style. The Gators swamped the Perryville Mustangs 50-27 on the road and with several key injuries. “We were really banged up,” he said. “We had six or seven starters out after last week’s game. I did have a couple who ended up being able to play, so I ended up only being down four or five. “We played well. I wish we could have executed like that in We...

Apaches shock Morrilton 43-13POTTSVILLE — The Pottsville Apaches welcomed the Morrilton Devil Dogs to John Needham Stadium and rushed for more than 400 yards during their 43-13 victory. “Our defense never let them (Devil Dogs) get on track tonight. And offensively we moved the ball pretty well. Overall, I was very pleased with our effort,” Pottsville (2-0) head coach Bryan Rust said after the game. The Apaches defense forced Morrilton’s Jalen Wright to fumble on its secon...

Davis: coach, wrestling pioneerNearly two decades ago, volunteer coach Terry Davis wanted his group of kids to see what wrestling was really like. He rented a passenger van and drove his young wrestlers and fellow volunteers to Stillwater, Okla., to watch Oklahoma State wrestle the University of Oklahoma. Davis then took the group to the nearby National Wrestling Hall of Fame, where he looked on a wall with a list of states that offered wrestling. Only Mississippi and Arkan...

Dover rolls Cedarville 35-0DOVER — The Dover Pirates turned to their ground attack on a soggy Friday evening at Jack Berry Field. It proved to work for the second consecutive week as Dover downed the Cedarville Pirates 35-0. Dover (2-0) committed two turnovers deep in Cedarville territory in the first half; one on a fumble by Luke Price at the Cedarville 3, and the other an intercepted pass thrown by Ethan Davis at the Cedarville 5. However, the Pirates of Dover took a ...

Cyclones fall at Rogers Heritage 7-6ROGERS — Russellville High School had to keep the Rogers Heritage War Eagles from taking flight for four quarters after the Cyclones built a 6-0 lead. But one play made the difference on the scoreboard Friday night. After keeping Rogers Heritage scoreless through two and a half quarters with a tough defense led by senior John Robert Hickey, War Eagles junior quarterback Joel Brackett broke a tackle and raced 56 yards to the end zone for the ga...

Sand Lizards shut out BoonevilleDARDANELLE — The Booneville Bearcats’ 16-game win streak ended at Keenan Field on Friday as the Dardanelle Sand Lizards snagged a 28-0 victory over last year’s Class 4A state championship team. Booneville (1-1) moved to class 3A before the 2014 season, but that didn’t stop Dardanelle (2-0) from taking the Bearcats seriously. Booneville beat the Sand Lizards 42-0 last year, after all, with all 42 points coming before halftime. Dardanelle head c...

Vikings' Adrian Peterson accused of child abuseMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities in Texas issued an arrest warrant Friday for star Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson after he was indicted on a charge of child abuse for using a branch to spank his son. He was swiftly benched by his team for this weekend's game against New England. Peterson's attorney, Rusty Hardin, said that the charge in Montgomery County, near Houston, accuses Peterson of using a switch to spank one of his sons. ...

Unified Whirlwinds fall at homeThe Russellville Whirlwinds’ 48-28 loss to the North Little Rock Wildcats on Thursday at Cyclone Stadium stung. Not only was it the team’s home opener, it was their first home game as a unified team. It was a shame, Whirlwinds (0-1-1) head coach Dean Norsworthy said after the game. The team didn’t seem to understand the level of competition they’d be facing in their new conference. “Raise your hand if you think we could have had a better week ...

ATU faces hungry Bulldogs on road SaturdayReducing penalties is at the forefront of Arkansas Tech University head football coach Raymond Monica’s mind as the Wonder Boys prepare for their second game of the 2014 season on Saturday night. “The first game, you learn a lot of different things,” said Monica, who led ATU to a season-opening 33-14 win over Northwestern Oklahoma State University on Sept. 4. “Probably the most disappointing thing was the penalties. We had too many penalties, ...

Cyclones prepare for Rogers HeritageRussellville Cyclones head football coach Jeff Holt said he is interested in challenging match-ups during the nonconference season. He explained he wants to better prepare his team for the arduous 7A/6A-Central Conference that is looming in two weeks. When the Cyclones travel to Rogers Heritage on Friday to take on the War Eagles in the first match-up between the two schools, that’s exactly what Holt expects — a suitable challenge. “They’re a ...

RHS tennis sweeps SubiacoPlaying without sophomore singles player Carter Thessing, the Cyclones swept Subiaco Academy at the RHS tennis courts Tuesday after winning both singles and all four doubles matches in front of the largest home crowd of the season. Lady Cyclone Montana Crowell stepped into the boy’s lineup to replace Thessing and won a decisive match. Russellville was also buoyed by the play of their young underclassmen at No.3 and No. 4 doubles to complete th...

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Cyclones net victory at ConwayCONWAY — It’s been a long time since the Russellville Lady Cyclones volleyball team defeated the Conway Lady Wampus Cats in Conway. Lady Cyclones head coach Cindy Jones said RHS has never come away with that particular win in her 16 years of coaching. Only once — in 2006 — did the Lady Cyclones defeated Conway inside Cyclone Gymnasium. Tuesday’s five-set 32-30, 20-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-11 win was monumental, the coach explained. “We played real...

Golden Suns golf finishes fourth in Central Region PreviewOLATHE, Kan. — Team depth showed up in Tuesday’s final round of the Central Region Preview, as the Arkansas Tech women’s golf squad held on to its fourth-place finish at Prairie Highlands Golf Course in Olathe, Kan. Senior Rebecka Surtevall, who is coming off a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships last season, slid back from her opening round 68, but an 8-over 80 was still good enough to hold down third place, just a shot behind co-med...

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Wonder Boys finish second at GAC PreviewOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The ATU men’s golf team fired off the low team score for the second time in three rounds on Tuesday to finish second at the Great American Conference Preview. The 284 in the third round was good enough to give the Wonder Boys an 849 total, which was 10 shots behind Southwestern Oklahoma’s winning tally at Lake Hefner Golf Club in Oklahoma City. It was also enough to outdistance third-place Southeastern Oklahoma by anothe...

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Suns sweep away Henderson State in GAC openerMcCall Wilkins and Kaylee Konsella both turned in eight kills, while Emily Todd and Katie Huff added seven kills apiece as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns volleyball team (3-2, 1-0 Great American Conference) swept to a 3-0 victory over the Henderson State Lady Reddies (0-5, 0-1 GAC) Tuesday night in both teams’ conference opener at Tucker Coliseum. Tech stormed to a 25-14 victory in the opening set, and captured 25-13 and 25-16 wins to finish th...

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Source says Rice video sent to NFL in AprilATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee to an NFL executive five months ago, while league executives have insisted they didn't see the violent images until this week. The person played The Associated Press a 12-second voicemail from an NFL office number on April 9 confirming the video arrived. A female voice expresses thanks and says: "You're right. It's terrible." The law enf...

HS Football Podcast: Episode 2Welcome to episode 2 of Sports Watch, a high school football podcast brought to you by The Courier. This weeks episode covers games from Week 1 as well as a look into Friday's games. Hosted by: Travis Simpson and Tanner Ott